NEW FILM – FISHACT | Fighting Illegal Fishing
When FISHACT approached me last year and asked whether I want to make a film about their field campaign in Sicily, they didn’t have to ask me twice! A few months later in September 2018, […]
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Overfishing
24
Jul
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6
Oct
Undercover with FISHACT in Sicily
In the middle of September, I boarded a plane to Palermo in Sicily to meet up with a team of activists of Fishact. Along with the director of the German branch of the organization Valeska […]
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20
Apr
Interview with ‘Fishact’: fighting illegal fishing
Oceans /
2 Comments / 20. April 2017
Edit 2019: Fishact was formerly known by the name The Black Fish. Recently I spent two days with the NGO Fishact documenting their citizen inspector workshop in Hamburg. Besides the theoretical part of the workshop, […]
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26
Sep
CoP17 – Sharks and rays at CITES, Johannesburg 2016
UPDATE: Good News!! All recommendations were adopted by CITES!! Silkies, threshers and devil rays are now listed on Appendix II ! t the moment representatives of 183 member parties are gathering in Johannesburg, South Africa, to […]
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14
Feb
Sustainablesharkdiving.com – a game-changer?
After another incredible dive yesterday with Mike and his team from Beqa Adventure Divers watching Fiji`s enormous Bull Sharks, I had the pleasure to sit down with a couple of other shark researchers and conservationists. One of […]
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1
Aug
Overfishing the Mediterranean Sea | Common Fisheries Policy of the EU
Overfishing describes the process of taking out more fish out the sea than can naturally be reproduced. If fishing pressure is too high, i.e. to many vessels are out at sea and simply fish too much, […]
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8
May
Best of Diving in Dahab 2013-2014 | Our oceans need help |
Our oceans are facing threats from many sides. Pollution, overfishing and the acidiation of the water are among the most serious ones. During my six months in Dahab, I was able to dive a lot […]
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17
Apr
Business with MSC certifications – one third is NOT sustainably caught!
Oceans /
2 Comments / 17. April 2014
The Marine Stewardship Council MSC logo certifies sustainable fisheries – at least that´s what we are being told. It is always tricky, if the one that certifies the fishery or a company also receives money […]
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1
Mar
SANDGRAINS – touching movie about the aftermath of Overfishing
At the moment, I spend my days watching documentaries and reading about marine environmental issues. I read about problems as well as solutions and ways that could work to maintain a healthy ocean and a […]
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Tom Vierus is an award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and marine biologist based in Suva, Fiji Islands. This blog is dedicated to his assignments and to sharing some behind-the-scenes footage.
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